In grade 3 I entered a Christmas greeting card contest at school and won. It was a simple poinsettia design in red on  a shiny linen textured card stock. I still have it in my memory box. From then on I used to create my own patterns and cards and my parents even let me sell them at the end of the driveway using the lemonade stand. A city bus stopped once to purchase my rainbow and bubble gum ball design rendered in markers on a church donation envelope. 

in the year 2000, I graduated from Fanshawe College with my Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design. My first job was at an ad agency that then later became a print shop. This is where I learned all about the printing world. From there I worked at a greeting card company and then transitioned into their special projects department where gift bags, gift wrap and fun new concepts were created. I was there for about 5 years when the business closed. I was devastated, this job was a perfect fit. My portfolio was so focused on Stationery that I felt it would be hard to make my way back into other design niches. This is when I decided to freelance and was able to keep many connections from these past employers and continue working in Stationery.

For almost 15 years now I have been working from home offering custom illustration, surface/graphic design and even some sign and mural painting from time to time. I really love where my career has taken me and the fact that I can be flexible for my family and life is something I could never trade in.